Bourbinvestor Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Decades has some good reviews. Surely no gimmicks out of WT. I'm itching to buy this bottle of Decades for $97 if it is even still there. But is has a #2 after it. Didn't Decades just come out? Is it different than the $150 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 There was more than one dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbinvestor Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 12 hours ago, flahute said: There was more than one dump. So does that mean all the positive reviews are meaningless to what is in that bottle and someone along the way has determined that #2 is not as good therefore should be sold for $97 instead of $150? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 29 minutes ago, Bourbinvestor said: So does that mean all the positive reviews are meaningless to what is in that bottle and someone along the way has determined that #2 is not as good therefore should be sold for $97 instead of $150? I wouldn't think that they dropped the price because it's not as good. I don't see "Decades" on the bottle package in your pic. You sure this isn't just Master's Keep? The ones at my local store are clearly marked. FWIW, here the Master's Keep sells for a couple bucks less than the Decades. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 27 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said: I wouldn't think that they dropped the price because it's not as good. I don't see "Decades" on the bottle package in your pic. You sure this isn't just Master's Keep? The ones at my local store are clearly marked. FWIW, here the Master's Keep sells for a couple bucks less than the Decades. Joe The other Masters Keep was in a blue box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 That's the correct color box for Decades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Since the picture is hard to read, what has the #2 on it the stores price tag or the box itself, as an observation Decades is the 2nd Master's Keep release after the 17 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBadley Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) Masters Keep for 97$ is a good deal and I would suggest getting it if you're inclined. An unusual pour, the 17 year age doesn't show too much. It was put in the barrel at pretty low proof if I remember right, and at cask strength was also pretty low ABV If it's the Decades version which it appears from the color of the box, it's a different pour. Might still be worth picking up at that price... Cheers, Edited September 26, 2017 by RWBadley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) 39 minutes ago, RWBadley said: Masters Keep for 97$ is a good deal and I would suggest getting it if you're inclined. An unusual pour, the 17 year age doesn't show too much. It was put in the barrel at pretty low proof if I remember right, and at cask strength was also pretty low ABV If it's the Decades version which it appears from the color of the box, it's a different pour. Might still be worth picking up at that price... Cheers, I have both if I had to recommend splurging for one based on enjoyment it would be Decades, agreed however that MK17 is really an interesting bird (all puns intended) and a worthwhile pour. Just checked my Decades bottle there is in fact a batch number (1 in my case) on the neck label, so I would assume there are other batches out there. Edited September 26, 2017 by kevinbrink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 A store near me has one bottle of each in a glass case. They've been there for two or three months now. I reckon I should have paid more attention when I was there yesterday. Cheers! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbinvestor Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, kevinbrink said: Since the picture is hard to read, what has the #2 on it the stores price tag or the box itself, as an observation Decades is the 2nd Master's Keep release after the 17 year old. Yes the store tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbinvestor Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, kevinbrink said: I have both if I had to recommend splurging for one based on enjoyment it would be Decades, agreed however that MK17 is really an interesting bird (all puns intended) and a worthwhile pour. Just checked my Decades bottle there is in fact a batch number (1 in my case) on the neck label, so I would assume there are other batches out there. Interesting. I guess I need to pull it out of the glass and check the neck label! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 52 minutes ago, Bourbinvestor said: Interesting. I guess I need to pull it out of the glass and check the neck label! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$helby Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Just checked both bottles I have in bunker say Batch 1. Also box has Decades on front bottom. Already finished a bottle and liked it much better than MK17 so I decided to bunker a couple. Wish I could have gotten them for $97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbinvestor Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 Okay, so I think I cracked this case for those who were trying to figure it out along with me. Under the Master's Keep "umbrella" there is 17 and Decades. The #2 on the store tag does seem to be the batch number. I took the bottle out of the box and it absolutely says "Batch 0002". The strange part is that I was in Austin, TX yesterday at another Spec's and they also had a Wild Turkey Master's Keep Decades #2 for sale but the price was in the typical $140 range. So I ended up just asking someone else to buy me the $97 bottle for my birthday. This way if for some reason batch 2 turns out to be a dud (which I doubt will happen) I will enjoy the bottle anyway because it was a nice birthday gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 9:27 AM, Bourbinvestor said: So does that mean all the positive reviews are meaningless to what is in that bottle and someone along the way has determined that #2 is not as good therefore should be sold for $97 instead of $150? No. The stuff doesn't move very fast so someone is trying to encourage sales. Don't worry though. It's good stuff to my palate. Not everyone likes the older Turkey profile however which is why it sits around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbinvestor Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 10:22 PM, flahute said: No. The stuff doesn't move very fast so someone is trying to encourage sales. Don't worry though. It's good stuff to my palate. Not everyone likes the older Turkey profile however which is why it sits around. Thanks! I saw another batch 0002 out of the box behind some glass today for sale for $159.99. So I know for a fact I got some solid bourbon to share with friends and family at a steep discount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I too have a batch 002 per the neck label. I am surprised that a limited release would even have more than 1 batch. Prior to my purchase I thought perhaps this batch # instead related to releases ( MK17 as #1, Decades as #2, Revival #3...). Given the price I doubt there are a ton of SBSs going on but it would be interesting to know of any differences exist between 1&2, I haven't heard of anything past 2 so I assume decades is confined to 2 batches. Still I don't understand the purpose of more than a single batch, was there a tank that filled to the brim could only fill X# of bottles, then was refilled with a separate group of 10-20yr barrels and that "batch" filled the remaining bottles? If thats the case one would expect variation between 1&2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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